Bank of India v Morris & Ors
Decision date: 22 June 2005
Neutral citation: [2005] EWCA Civ 693
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This is an appeal by the Bank of India against Patten J's judgment awarding the liquidators of BCCI US$82,302,941, the claim being brought under section 213 for fraudulent trading. The key issue was whether BoI personnel (notably Mr Samant) knew they were assisting BCCI's fraud and related questions of attribution and amendment of pleadings. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and cross-appeal and refused BCCI's application to amend, concluding the proposed new claim did not arise out of the same or substantially the same facts.
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